CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT
FOR
LEARNING CHINESE
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Hui Liang
THE PROPOSING OF QUESTION
•Who
can be a Chinese teacher?
•How
to be a Chinese teacher?
•How
to be a qualified Chinese
teacher?
INTRODUCTION
 Classroom
 School
 Bring
environment
environment
the classes and school to the community
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT

Classroom decoration
Fridge real estate mentality
 Decorations with dual purposes


Language is in the air!
Music background
 Target language pledge
 Chinese Honor Society

MAKE STUDENTS LOVE YOUR CLASS
Set
up clear expectations
Make a fun with your class (我的
中文不好）
Create a “wow” moment in your
classroom
Aligned with student’s goals
Got inspired from each other
My First Conversation in Chinese
MY DAILY LIFE
STUDENTS WILL ADVERTISE FOR YOU
 Let
students stand on your side
 Brochures—Pre-sale
 Go back to school night– the first
hand experience
 Do Advertisements for you
 Tea ceremony
 Let’s make a moon cake
 Chinese Interview-wear formal
 You get an award
STUDENT’S PROJECT
我的小世界
看中国，学中文
CONNECTIONS

Working with Administrators and other
departments
With art department
 With PE department
 With Social Studies Department
 With the school front office and all administrators

COLLABORATE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT
 Lunch
time
 Department meeting
 Find a couple buddies in your department
 Invite other members of your department to
your classroom activities
YOUR VOICE TO ALL SCHOOL
 Contact
to all school faculty and staff
and decorate your entire school
 Morning
announcement to all school
 Using
school display window
 Share
some cultural materials with
them
秦始皇兵马俑的模具
PARENTS ARE YOUR SECRET TREASURE
Parents vs. school administrators
 Parents vs. Board of Education
 Parents vs. parents

Suggestions and decision
 Meet parents’ expectation


Parents vs. students
Assistant
 Guest speaker

BRING THE CLASS AND SCHOOL TO THE
COMMUNITY
 Chinese
Honor Society to Middle School
 Local
libraries
 Local
Chinese School
BRING THE OUTSIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE
CLASS
Travel to China
 Travel to New York’s Chinatown
 Join various types of activities at the local Confucius
Institute
 Act as a bridge between the Chinese community and
your class

2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR CHINESE CLASS ACTIVITY
Sep.
Moon Festival-Making
Moon cake
Chinese Honor
Society
Chinese National Day
Field Trip
Chinese Honor
Society
Nov.
Traditional Chinese
painting
Acupuncture
demonstration
Chinese Honor
Society
Dec.
Preparation for Chinese
New Year
Tea ceremony
Oct.
Chinese Honor
Society
Jan.
Chinese Culture Week
School Decoration
Making "Xiangbao"
Valentine’s day
Chinese New Year
Feb.
March
Prepare for HSK
Field Trip
HSK
Chinese Bridge
Competition
Dragon boat Festival
Farewell party-毕业歌
April
May
Startalk
recommendation
THE BEST WAYS TO LEARN
 Teaching
is the best way to learn
 Activities bring the students more
opportunities
 Activities engage all students in the class,
school and community
 Creating an learning environment meets
the National Standards of Foreign
Language Education (5C)
 Creating an learning environment meets
the SLO requirements